Legal Opinion
In the Matter of United States of America, Petition for a Writ of Mandamus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 1965No. 6550, OriginalPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
During the pendency of an indictment in the District Court of Puerto Rico against intervenor respondent, hereinafter defendant, the government’s answer to a bill of particulars having disclosed the names of its two proposed principal witnesses, the defendant moved for court permission to take their deposition. For authority he relied upon F.R.Crim.P. 15(a). This rule provides for the taking of a deposition by a defendant “[i]f it appears that a prospective witness may be unable to attend or prevented from attending a trial or hearing, that his testimony is material and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fong Foo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bowman Dairy Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- In the Matter of United Shoe MacHinery Corporation, MovantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Rony MannCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Donald Wayne Rich A/k/a, Lyle LuncefordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- State v. StewardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
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